The intake process begins when you reach out—either by phone or message.

We’ll start with a free 15-minute phone consultation to explore your concerns, answer any questions, and see if I’m the right fit for your therapy goals.

If you’re using insurance, I offer a courtesy call to help you verify your mental health benefits and coverage. Once that’s confirmed, I’ll send you an intake packet to complete before scheduling your first session.

During the first session, I’ll walk you through important therapy policies, including confidentiality and what to expect from our work together. Most importantly, I’ll take time to really listen and get to know you—your strengths, your story, your family background, past trauma, current symptoms, and the goals you hope to achieve. This session is a safe and supportive space where we begin building a foundation for healing and growth.

Therapy is a collaborative process. It requires compassion, courage, self-awareness, reflection, practice, and grace. Healing doesn’t happen in isolation—it unfolds through honest connection, intentional effort, and God’s gentle presence along the way.

1. A Safe and Trusting Relationship

In our time together, my goal is to create a supportive and compassionate space where you can explore the vulnerable parts of yourself with honesty and courage. Healing begins when we feel safe enough to let down our defenses and be fully known.

2. Your Readiness and Willingness to Engage

Therapy works best when you’re open to self-reflection, trying new coping tools, or gently challenging unhelpful patterns. Your commitment, even in small steps, is a powerful driver of growth. And when it's hard, there is always grace—this process unfolds at your pace.

3. Tailored, Purposeful Interventions with matching goals.

Each person’s healing path is unique. I use trauma-informed, evidence-based approaches—such as EMDR, parts work, and CBT, DBT, and ACT interventions—tailored to your personal goals and aligned with your values and identity. My role is to walk with you as we seek restoration together.

Therapy can offer a wide range of meaningful benefits that support your emotional, relational, and spiritual well-being. Through the therapeutic process, you can gain a deeper understanding of yourself—your emotions, values, and personal goals—while learning practical tools to cope with stress, anxiety, grief, and other emotional challenges. Many people find therapy helps them strengthen communication, improve relationships, and develop healthier patterns in their daily lives. It can also provide a safe space to work through past pain, navigate life transitions, and find resolution to the issues that led them to seek support. Over time, therapy can help boost your self-esteem, build confidence, and equip you with new ways to solve problems—both within yourself and in your family or marriage. Ultimately, therapy is not just about healing—it's about growing into the fullness of who you were created to be.

I am currently in-network with Aetna, Optum, and UnitedHealthcare. If you are a private-pay client, I can provide a superbill upon request, which you can submit to your health insurance for potential reimbursement.

Using your health insurance for therapy can make mental health care more affordable by lowering your out-of-pocket costs. It may also allow you to access more sessions than you could otherwise afford. However, when using insurance, I will need to provide a diagnosis and treatment to meet the medical necessity for insurance to cover your therapy sessions. This information becomes part of your medical records and could potentially be accessed by others, which may impact your privacy. Additionally, insurance companies often limit the number of sessions they will cover, which might affect the continuity of your care. Lastly, not all therapeutic approaches may be fully covered.

If privacy or session limits are a concern for you, we can discuss other payment options like private pay, where you maintain greater confidentiality and flexibility.

My private pay rate is $180 / 55 mins per session. I accept FSA, HSA, and most of the credit card payment. No cash payment accepting at this time.

I offer a sliding scale fee for individuals who are eager to engage in therapy but do not have insurance benefits or are experiencing financial hardship. Additionally, I provide discounted rates to support those pursuing mental health degrees or working in the mental health field, or faith leaders encouraging self-care as they continue their important work.

It is difficult to define exactly how long therapy will last because it depends on the severity and complexity of your symptoms, your support systems, and your treatment goals. From my clinical observation, clients often begin to experience growth around the three-month mark. However, consistency is key.

I suggest committing to therapy for the first three months and then reevaluating your progress. If you notice a reduction in symptoms and the insights you've gained are starting to make a positive impact in your life, you can then consider adjusting the frequency of sessions.

Keep in mind that forming new habits typically takes about 30 to 60 days. So, be patient with the process and practice what we work on in sessions to create lasting results.

I respect and value each person’s unique beliefs, and I’m open to learning what matters most to you. Your values, culture, and worldview are honored in this space, and they will help shape the direction of your therapy—not limit it. If your Christian faith is important to you, I offer faith-informed therapy with client's permission to intergrate faith, biblical principles, prauers, or spiritual reflection as part of the healing process.